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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

    Latest articles by Eric Johnson

    VR is overhyped and Netflix is winning, Ashton Kutcher says
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    Kutcher, who’s also a tech investor, acts in the Netflix sitcom “The Ranch.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Why Ashton Kutcher passed on investing in Snapchat, twiceWhy Ashton Kutcher passed on investing in Snapchat, twice
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    The actor-turned-investor couldn’t get over Snapchat’s design.

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: GQ commentator Keith Olbermann on Recode Media
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    On Donald Trump: “If you had a tsunami every day, how good would your coverage of the tsunami every day be?”

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: Cowboy Ventures founder Aileen Lee on Recode Decode
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    Lee coined the term “unicorn” because it sounded less lame than “home run.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    What happens to Samsung after the Note 7 disaster?What happens to Samsung after the Note 7 disaster?
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    Recode’s Ina Fried answers your questions with Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
    Spy magazine inspired Gawker. Spy’s co-founder has mixed feelings about that.
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    “You can’t pick your descendants,” Kurt Andersen says.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Get inside Donald Trump’s brain with the man who first called him a ‘short-fingered vulgarian’Get inside Donald Trump’s brain with the man who first called him a ‘short-fingered vulgarian’
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    Spy magazine co-founder Kurt Andersen says the key to understanding Trump may be pro wrestling.

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: The Wirecutter’s Kevin Purdy talks mattress e-commerce on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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    “They are usually aiming at what they call a medium-firm mattress, which is like the medium-rare steak of the mattress world.”

    By Eric Johnson
    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has done the ‘real’ Iron Man several favors
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    “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2” director Jon Favreau explains on Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
    The Vice News boss says he’s not distracted by Disney acquisition chatter
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    Josh Tyrangiel is keeping his head down and focusing on “Vice News Tonight.”

    By Eric Johnson